Chapter 91: News, Journalists, and Features
Chapter 91: News, Journalists, and Features
“Day Three of Prohibition: Productivity Increases by 200%!”
This shocking headline dominated the front page of Jingang Daily. Yet, in an era where people still placed blind faith in newspapers, the public chose to believe this outrageous claim rather than consider the possibility that the press might be lying.
The article featured interviews with workers who had long struggled with alcoholism. They spoke candidly about how, before prohibition, cheap alcohol was readily available, leading them to drink excessively.
One worker recounted how his drunkenness at work had cost him two fingers.
But since the prohibition took effect, he claimed to have fully embraced the new regulations, abstaining from all alcoholic beverages. Now, his life was better:
- He could run up six flights of stairs in one breath.
- He could punch hard enough to kill a cow.
- He no longer felt sleepy on the job or spent all day obsessing over alcohol.